E04179: Coptic ostracon from western Thebes (Upper Egypt) mentioning a monastery of Apa *Pesynthios (possibly Pisenthios, the ascetic and bishop of Koptos, S00057); datable to the first half of the 7th century.
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posted on 2017-10-19, 00:00 authored by BryanO.Frange 776
The text mainly records witnesses, possibly just as an exercise, mentioning also a monk of the monastery of Apa Pesynthios as a witness.
Lines 13–18 on the verso read as follows:
† ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲡⲏ ⲡ̣[ⲉ-]
ⲗⲁⲭ(ⲓⲥⲧ)ⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲛⲟ̣ⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲙ[ -ca.?- ]
ⲡⲁⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩ-
ⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛ-
ⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ
ϫ̣ⲉ ⲁⲁⲍⲁⲣⲁⲥ
‘I, Patape, the most humble monk of the […] holy monastery of Apa Pesynthios, I act as a witness for Aazarias.’
(Text: A. Boud'hors and Ch. Heurtel; trans.: G. Schenke)
A complete record of the text is available at:
http://papyri.info/ddbdp/o.frange;;776
The text mainly records witnesses, possibly just as an exercise, mentioning also a monk of the monastery of Apa Pesynthios as a witness.
Lines 13–18 on the verso read as follows:
† ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲡⲏ ⲡ̣[ⲉ-]
ⲗⲁⲭ(ⲓⲥⲧ)ⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲛⲟ̣ⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲙ[ -ca.?- ]
ⲡⲁⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩ-
ⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛ-
ⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ
ϫ̣ⲉ ⲁⲁⲍⲁⲣⲁⲥ
‘I, Patape, the most humble monk of the […] holy monastery of Apa Pesynthios, I act as a witness for Aazarias.’
(Text: A. Boud'hors and Ch. Heurtel; trans.: G. Schenke)
A complete record of the text is available at:
http://papyri.info/ddbdp/o.frange;;776
History
Evidence ID
E04179Saint Name
Pisenthios/Pesenthios, bishop of Koptos, ob. 632 : S00057Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Other private document Late antique original manuscripts - Ostracon/Pot-sherdLanguage
- Coptic
